‘Terror’ hearing on Oct 17
Court acquits singer
KUWAIT CITY, Sept 13: The Criminal Court adjourned to Oct 17 the case filed against a young Kuwaiti woman who was accused of joining an illegal organization in Sinai Governorate in Egypt. The case was adjourned for presentation of the defense documents, reports Al-Anba daily.
The Public Prosecution had charged the young woman of belonging to an illegal organization with the aim of destroying the country’s basic systems and jeopardizing the country’s political relations with a friendly country.
The suspect revealed details about her departure from the country, explaining that the members of the organization had tricked her. After discovering their false slogans, she had refused to carry out any of the operations they demanded. They then detained her until her father paid KD 5,000 for her release.
Singer acquitted:
The Misdemeanor Court of Appeals cancelled the verdict issued by a lower court which sentenced a Kuwaiti singer to three-month imprisonment for allegedly insulting and threatening a police officer in a popular commercial complex. The court instead acquitted him due to lack of evidences, reports Al-Anba daily.
The police officer had filed a complaint against the singer, explaining that he tried to intervene in a quarrel, which broke out in a commercial complex, with the intention of resolving it. However, the singer insulted and threatened him using words and gestures.
The singer denied the allegations, accusing the officer of verbally abusing him.
The court also acquitted the officer.
Penalty withheld:
The Criminal Court refrained from penalizing two citizens who were accused of assaulting a Syrian citizen which resulted in 15 percent permanent disability. The court ordered the two defendants to pay a warrant of KD 300 and maintain good conduct for a period of one year, says Al-Seyassah.
The court said the ruling was influenced by lack of proper investigations by the detectives, which was highlighted by the defense lawyer Mohammad Al-Husseini.
He also highlighted the existence of five medical reports and several contradicting statements, stressing that the Public Prosecution depended only on plaintiff’s statements without any witnesses or any other presumptions.
Lawyer Al-Husseini also stressed the lack of substantial evidences and criminal intent for the defendants to commit similar crime, revealing about reconciliation between his clients and the plaintiff.
KUWAIT CITY, Sept 13: Personnel from the Criminal Investigations Department headed by Acting Director-General Major-General Mohammad Al-Sharhan have arrested a gang of Indians for trespassing into the basic broadcasting offices of a company and gave channels connection to a number of buildings in Salmiya illegally and earning KD 70,000 monthly, reports Al-Rai daily.
The daily added, the Criminal Investigations Department had received a report on the gang last Ramadan about the illegal activity in Salmiya. The gang had allegedly connected 55 satellite channels owned by a local company to residential buildings illegally, a crime which falls under the category of piracy of intellectual property.
The sources said intensive investigations revealed the identity of three Indians who were active for the past 8 months and had allegedly made their headquarters in one of the residential buildings in Salmiya complete with broadcasting and decryption devices to penetrate the basic transmission of the authorized company.
The source added that tracking cables showed the Indians used the infrastructure of the Ministry of Communications to connect the services to the buildings and the gang paid some money every month to the caretaker of the building to keep their secret.
Robbery on rise:
A total of 250 robberies in ‘broad daylight’ have been recorded at various police stations in Kuwait during the first eight months of 2017, reports Al-Qabas daily.
According to sources some areas are fertile ground for such crimes due to the lack of security presence -- areas such as Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, Taima, Khaitan and others.
The source explained most of the suspects are jobless persons and others who are already noted criminals.
Most of the crimes are committed after impersonating police targeting the homes of ‘bachelors’.
In most cases, the suspects steal money and cell phones and other valuables after threatening to cause them harm.
To put an end to this phenomenon, more security measures and the development of an integrated plan are needed by the Interior Ministry in cooperation with the other competent authorities.
Bid to counter radicals:
The director of the Moderation Center at the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Abdullah Al-Sharikah said the ministry has formed a committee to monitor those who lure others into extremism and terrorism, reports Al-Qabas daily.
He added the task of the committee is to monitor the social media to counter the extremist ideology. However, he added, no such cases of intellectual extremism or participation in the terrorist activities have been spotted so far this year.
“The committee is preparing the final report on this issue and also on those who sympathize with the terrorist ideology,” Al-Sharikah said.
In the meantime, he warned against the widespread of violence particularly among female teenagers.
‘Jailed, abused’:
Nineteen-yearold, the Polish Instagram star a.k.a. King Luxy said he was arrested and physically abused inside Kuwaiti jail just because we wears a ‘feminine’ look, reports Al-Rai daily.
“Walking by restaurants area I was stopped by an undercover CID (Criminal Investigation Department) policeman who complained about the way I dressed and my ‘feminine’ face,” Luxy told a homosexuals site.
One of the policemen called a police station and told ‘someone’ he was bringing in a third person to ‘make a man of me, he added.
Luxy claimed he was detained for more than two weeks even though he could be held in detention for not more than four days.
He added, at the police station his head was shaved. And now he has been banned from entering Kuwait.
Luxy was also arrested upon arrival at the Hamad International Airport in Doha on June 27, 2016 and jailed for 2 months for the same reason.
Liquor factory busted:
Three Asian expatriates were arrested from a house in Al-Zour area where they were running a factory for manufacturing liquor, reports Al-Nahar daily.
According to security sources, when Ahmadi Security Directorate received information about a factory of locally manufactured liquor in Al-Zour area, a team was formed for investigations.
After verifying the tip-off and taking necessary measures, the house was raided after which securitymen arrested three Asian expatriates and confiscated huge quantity of liquor along with barrels and brewery equipment.
Man doing drugs:
A Kuwaiti citizen was arrested in Hawally area for consuming and possessing drugs, reports Al-Shahed daily.
He was driving down a road in Hawally when he attracted the attention of a patrol team, as he was in a disoriented state. When securitymen searched him, they found hashish in his possession.